The location of Mount Gram has never been established and the mountain could have been anywhere within the northern [[Eriador]] region.

The location of Mount Gram has never been established and the mountain could have been anywhere within the northern [[Eriador]] region.

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It is generally assumed that it was one of the [[Misty Mountains]]: The [[Appendix B|Tale of Years]] mentions that in {{TA|2740}} "Orcs renew their invasions of Eriador" without specifying from where, but the immediately previous references of Orcs were for the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains|those of the Misty Mountains]].<ref>{{App|B2}}</ref> "The [[Orcs|goblins]] of Mount Gram" who invaded the Shire in {{TA|2747|n}} obviously were a subsequent wave of them.

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It is generally assumed that it was one of the [[Misty Mountains]]: The [[Appendix B|Tale of Years]] mentions that in {{TA|2740}} "Orcs renew their invasions of Eriador", obviously referring to [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains|those of the Misty Mountains]], referred in the immediate previous entries.<ref>{{App|B2}}</ref> "The [[goblins]] of Mount Gram" who invaded the Shire in {{TA|2747|n}} obviously were a subsequent wave of them.

This must be the reason why [[Robert Foster]] also mentions Gram to have been one of the Misty Mountains, although he does not cite a specific source or reason to do so.<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', page 273</ref>

This must be the reason why [[Robert Foster]] also mentions Gram to have been one of the Misty Mountains, although he does not cite a specific source or reason to do so.<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', page 273</ref>